Summer officially started today, and we celebrated by heading up to the Chicago Botanic Garden for some after-work music as part of their Summer Evenings activities.

The Gardens... and Amy

On Tuesday nights they host "Music on the Esplanade". This time around it was the bluesy Guy King Band.

Sitting outside the McGinley Pavilion

Because of a private event taking place on the Esplanade, they moved the music over to the semi-enclosed McGinley Pavilion.

Live Blues!

We brought along our dinner and it was nice to enjoy a little picnic outside with some live music. Good stuff.

Amy hates it when when make goofy faces like this!

It definitely won't be our only evening visit this summer. While we usually bike into the Gardens, sometimes its nice to enjoy the surroundings when your legs don't feel like Jello after riding 20 miles!